Factbox – Nelson Mandela in his own words
Following are notable quotations by former South African President Nelson Mandela.“For my own part I have made my choice. I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship,...
View ArticleHargeisa milk industry gets boost from EU grant
By Barkhad Dahir in HargeisaA Somali woman sells milk at the Total intersection in Hargeisa. [Barkhad Dahir/Sabahi]Milk traders and local officials in Hargiesa have welcomed a grant worth 4 million...
View ArticleI understood Islam when I read the Book
From school days, Christopher Shelton would sit with America students — some of them Muslims — to discuss Islam, which only increased her interest in the religion. But not before she could lay her hand...
View ArticleMandela’s Death Leaves South Africa Without Its Moral Center
By LYDIA POLGREENJOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and an enduring icon of the struggle against racial oppression, died on Thursday, the government announced, leaving...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta aan idiin haynno waxaa ka mid ah: Raiisul wasaare Saacid oo ka codsaday barlamanka in aysan xukuumadda cusub ula dhaqmin sidii tiisa ay ula dhaqmeen, Xubin ka mid ah barlamanka...
View ArticleSomalia car bomb explosion outside prime minister’s office
Mogadishu, A car bomb exploded on Friday killing its driver outside the office of Somalia’s prime minister in the capital Mogadishu, an AFP reporter said.According to lawmaker Abdullahi Musa, a fellow...
View ArticleSomali asylum-seeker used fake ID for £91,000 benefit fraud – but WON’T be...
By AARON SHARPAyan Ismail, seen walking from Woolwich Crown Court today, fraudulently claimed £91,000 in benefitsA judge ruled that Ayan Ismail, 39, could not be immediately removed from the country...
View ArticleThe Pantomime of Somali Parliamentary Practices
By Mohsin MahadPrime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdoon, aka Saacid, has been sacked unceremoniously by an overwhelming majority of the members of Parliament. Incompetence has been given as the reason for...
View ArticleEthiopia OKs 361 Saudi investment projects
Ethiopian ambassador Mohammad Kabeera said his country has approved more than 361 investment projects to Saudi Arabia mainly in the agricultural sector.The envoy said that Saudi Arabia comes at the...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka waxaad ku maqli dontaan: Madaxweynaha maamulka KMG ee Jubba Sh. Axmed Madoobe oo magacaabay golaha wasiirrada ee maamukaas, Aas Qaran oo loo sameeyay xildhibaan shalay lagu dilay Muqdisho iyo...
View ArticleGarnaqsi: Aniga iyo Gacaladay yay Qabyaaladdu ku weyntahay (Sheeko Gaaban)
W.Q. Burhaan CaliWaan xasuustaa markii iigu horreysay ee aan muuqeeda arko xilahayga aan ula baxay ‘Coley’ laakiin waalidkeed ugu wanqaleen ‘Saafi’. Waxay ahayd galab dhiillo colaadeed taagnayd oo...
View ArticleState under pressure to expedite trial of 120 Somali pirates
By Abhijit Sathe & Yogesh NaikThe pirates were arrested by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard in 2011Desperate to get eight Indians held hostage by Somali pirates free, the Ministry of Home Affairs...
View ArticleUmrah visa cut to reduce congestion
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED & NADIM AL-HAMIDSaudi Arabia announced Saturday its decision to reduce the number of foreign pilgrims arriving for Umrah during the peak Ramadan season to ensure their number...
View ArticleHeavy snorers are twice as likely to suffer a fatal stroke than those who...
By PAT HAGANA major study of more than 25,000 people found the risk of a fatal blood clot more than doubled if someone snored through the nightA major study of more than 25,000 people found the risk of...
View ArticleMANDELA
By Mohamud Siad Togane I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul.William Ernest HenleyMandela That is the man Who knew his nameThat is why now Everybody on planet Earth knows his...
View ArticleMinneapolis school board adds Somali-American
By: STEVE BRANDTMohamud Noor balances three jobs and fatherhood as he’s about to add Minneapolis school board responsibilities.Mohamud NoorThe Somali community feted Mohamud Noor a week ago in a...
View Article8th Nationalities’ Day colorfully celebrated in Jigjiga
Addis Ababa (WIC) - The 8th Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Day was colorfully celebrated on Sunday in Jigjiga town of the Somali regional state.The day was celebrated with the motto...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka Raadiyo Wardheer maanta ugu doorka roon waxaa ka mid ah dhegeystayaal: Dagaallo u dhaxeeya ciiddanka dowladda Soomaaliya iyo maleeshiyaadka Shabaab oo ka dhacay duleedka dagmada Garbahaarrey ee...
View ArticleSaudi, Chinese scientists decode date-palm tree DNA
A Palestinian farmer harvests dates from a date palm tree in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 3, 2013 (AFP/File, Said KhatibRiyadh — Scientists from Saudi Arabia and China said on...
View ArticleSomalia rebuilds: Al Qaeda’s gone, soccer’s back
Peace and prosperity is returning to Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The latest sign is the return of competitive soccer.OMAR FARUK / REUTERSCompetitive soccer returned to Mogadishu in November 2013 for...
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